PRACTICAL PLANNING FOR NETWORK GROWTH

John Blommers
		Copyright 1996 ISBN: 0-13-206111-2 Out Of Print (search used books)

As a Network Performance Specialist who works for Hewlett-Packard's Professional Services Organization in Bellevue, WA., much of my time is spent troubleshootng performance problems for customers, and preparing network capacity plans for new network designs. I also conducted capacity studies for several large customers who have implemented the SAP business software across their enterprise.

This book is based on my experiences working at HP, and was written to share the many secrets of network performance analysis that I have developed and applied successfully to real world customer situations.

I also teach classes at the University of Washington Extension Department, in the areas of LAN Troubleshooting and Diagnosis, UNIX TCP/IP and Network Administration, and LAN/WAN network design and management. I holds a Masters Degree in Applied Mathematics and a Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering.

I live in Issaquah, WA. on the creek with my wife Teresa, two cats, ten bardrock hens and three greylag geese. Hobbies include dabbling at woodworking and collecting antique radios and test equipment.

PRACTICAL PLANNING FOR NETWORK GROWTH
Copyright 1996
ISBN: 0-13-206111-2

My Book Teaches Proven Methods That Won't Go Out Of Date In The Next Six Months, and Helps You Get the Network That's Just Right For Your Organization.

As computer networks grow, Network Managers and System Administrators such as myself, are continuously challenged to improve their network's performance.

A network that's too small can slow you down and squeeze your productivity. One that's too big can eat your budget and confuse your users. Whether you have an Ethernet or a Wide Area Network, my book will give you the tools to analyze your needs and tailor a network to suit you perfectly.

I explain capacity planning in everyday terms, and included dozens of illustrations and real-life examples. I cover the performance properties of network devices and introduce a range of analysis tools and methods.

My book offers multi-vendor, multi-protocol, heterogeneous tools for evaluating and improving network performance. It covers the fundamentals of network performance analysis; the parameters found in media such as Ethernet, Token< Ring and FDDI; interconnect devices such as hubs, bridges, routers, and Ethernet switches; wide area technologies such as T-1, Frame Relay, and X.25; server architecture; and the application of practical tools such as LOTUS 123, Mathcad, and PlanNet to real network performance problems.

PRACTICAL FEATURES:

• Book shows how practical tools such as LOTUS 123, MathCAD, and PlanNet may be applied to real network performance problems.
• Performance aspects of LAN technologies, such as Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI, and ATM, and WAN technologies, such as T-1, Frame Relay, and X.25 are discussed.
• Book also includes an MS-DOS diskette with all the Mathcad examples in the text.

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